Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 447, Heifers 256, Bulls 126)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.07/cwt on 447 head.

Average price

$143.07

447 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$48.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	635	145.57	925	66
Medium and Large 1	675	145.43	981	203
Medium and Large 1-2	695	142.94	993	159
Medium and Large 3	555	139.00	771	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	770	97.00	747	13thin

One grade step is worth $48.57/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale447 hd

143.07

—

VA average9 barns · 1,599 hd

146.59

−3.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	157.09/cwt	145.00–160.00	922	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	756	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	892	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	139.59/cwt	139.50–140.50	761	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	787	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	987	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	132.57/cwt	130.50–134.50	1,015	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	988	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	162.09/cwt	158.00–165.00	921	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	813	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	168.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	152.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,015	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	879	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	134.40/cwt	132.00–139.00	995	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	869	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	164.37/cwt	156.50–168.50	855	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	718	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	791	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	750	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,035	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	149.67/cwt	142.50–150.25	983	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	986	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	654	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,021	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	133.31/cwt	133.00–135.00	579	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	700	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	125.89/cwt	120.00–129.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	164.92/cwt	151.00–169.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	771	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.21/cwt	121.00–140.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	967	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	698	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	764	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	166.46/cwt	160.00–167.00	814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	939	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	146.16/cwt	139.00–149.00	969	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	156.48/cwt	148.00–157.00	768	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	135.05/cwt	129.00–137.00	523	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	829	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,016	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	632	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	688	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	131.30/cwt	129.00–131.50	643	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	110.59/cwt	107.00–116.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	163.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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